Talk about drama: Anne Hathaway’s red-carpet fashion choices continue to generate controversy. After many criticized the pale pink dress the Oscar winner wore – largely due to its unfortunately-placed darts – there was still the issue of why the actress wasn’t wearing her go-to designer, Valentino. Hours before the red carpet on Sunday, Valentino’s design house sent out a press release stating

Best Supporting Actress nominee Anne Hathaway wore a Prada dress that had many talking about its uniquely placed darts. John Shearer / AP / Today

Talk about drama: Anne Hathaway’s red-carpet fashion choices continue to generate controversy.

After many criticized the pale pink dress the Oscar winner wore – largely due to its unfortunately-placed darts – there was still the issue of why the actress wasn’t wearing her go-to designer, Valentino. Hours before the red carpet on Sunday, Valentino’s design house sent out a press release stating it was indeed dressing the “Les Miserables” star, along with Jennifer Aniston and Sally Field.

But Hathaway, in a surprise turn, wore Prada.

“I didn’t know what I was wearing until two hours ago,” Hathaway told E! News of her gown switcheroo on Sunday. “I tried on a ton of dresses and, at the end of the day, I loved the simplicity of it. And this sounds weird, but I’m 30 and I feel 30 in this, and that’s a very positive thing.”

(At the same time, she also said the dress was “business in the front, party in the back,” proving one can have one’s cake and wear it too.)

While last-minute wardrobe changes happen often in Hollywood, some critics interpreted the swap as the actress insulting Valentino, who designed her wedding dress and dressed her for the 2011 Oscars. “We thought they were best friends!” wrote the U.K. Daily Mail, while Refinery29 stated the “real Oscar snub” was Hathaway “ditching” the iconic Italian fashion designer.

That chatter may have been why the A-lister felt prompted to release an official apology on Tuesday afternoon.